Tax Returns

Saying voters are entitled to know whether their elected officials are “paying our fair share,” Rep. Brad Sherman(D-Sherman Oaks) on Tuesday released copies of his 2011 federal income tax returns - and challenged his main rival to do the same. “I believe it is extremely important to demonstrate my commitment to transparency during a time of rising cynicism about whether our nation's political leaders are paying their fair share in taxes,” Sherman said. Sherman is engaged in a tough reelection battle with Rep. Howard Berman (D-Valley Village)

GLENDALE — A Glendale man was arrested Monday on suspicion of defrauding the IRS of more than $2 million by using the personal information of his social service clients to file bogus tax returns, officials said. Trang Van Dinh, 62, who had worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, was arrested Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after returning from a trip to Vietnam, according to the U.S. district attorney's office. Prosecutors charged him with 22 counts of making false claims and identity theft after investigators discovered that he had stolen the Social Security numbers of 176 low-income clients to file tax returns, said Assistant U.S. Atty.

Claudia Peschiutta GLENDALE -- The Pacific Intercultural Exchange is looking for local residents willing to open their homes to foreign high school students. The nonprofit educational organization needs host families for students 15 to 18 from Argentina, Italy, Germany, Sweden, China and other countries. The group matches students with families that have common interests. Programs range in length from a semester to an academic year. Host families may claim a $50-per-month charitable deduction on their tax returns for the duration of a student's stay, according to a news release.

A 36-year-old Glendale man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he filed bogus tax returns and defrauded his employer of $159,000, authorities announced Wednesday. Jose Antonio Sanchez was indicted on 16 counts of mail fraud and filing four fake tax returns in which he failed to report more than $340,000 in income to the Internal Revenue Service, according to the agency. Sanchez allegedly filed bogus tax returns from 2005 to 2008, according to the 20-count federal indictment.

Ryan Carter Do not wait until the last minute today to mail tax returns in the Glendale area. If it is after 5:30 p.m., you will be out of luck. In a break from previous years, the Glendale Main Post Office at 313 E. Broadway will not stay open until midnight for tax-return stragglers who must submit their information by the April 15 deadline. Post offices in Glendale, Burbank and La Canada Flintridge will be open for regular business hours, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Glendale office has traditionally been open late to cater to local last-minute filers.

Man sentenced in tax scheme A 67-year-old Glendale man was sentenced Monday to serve 13 months in federal prison for filing false tax returns, Internal Revenue Service officials said. Paul Pai Mendoza will also have to pay the IRS $79,000 in owed taxes, IRS Special Agent Shanon McPherson said. Agents arrested Mendoza in June 2004 after he'd returned from the Philippines, where he'd fled in 1995 before trial on the charges, McPherson said. He had been free on bail, officials said.

Robert Chacon The Internal Revenue Service has 42,000 reasons to get in touch with residents in Glendale, La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge. But don't worry. The agents don't want to conduct audits. They're trying to hand out lost refunds. For one reason or another, the IRS has failed to successfully deliver income tax refunds totaling $42,078 to 57 residents or former residents from those areas and, like a good tax collector, the organization would like to get the money back to its owners.

Tim Willert DOWNTOWN GLENDALE -- As sure as some people will forget to set their clocks ahead this weekend, others will wait until the very last minute to file their state and federal income tax returns. With late filers in mind, post offices in Burbank and Glendale will stay open until midnight April 15, the deadline to postmark returns. "Tax night becomes kind of a crazy night for the all the procrastinators," said Terri Bouffiou, a U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman.

A Los Angeles man and woman have filed a federal lawsuit against the Glendale Police Department, alleging a wrongful search last year during a traffic stop that led to their arrest. David Thompson Boyd, 51, and Patricia Marie Hale, 52, claimed in a U.S. District Court lawsuit filed March 5 that they were stopped on their way to dinner on Aug. 31, 2012 in Glendale for unknown reasons, searched without probable cause, arrested and denied bail. The pair are representing themselves. “It went from simply going to have dinner to all of a sudden being Bonnie and Clyde,” Boyd said, adding that he wants to know why the traffic stop escalated to an arrest.

The court-appointed receiver in charge of liquidating the assets of Advanced Development Inc. - the affordable housing developer that allegedly bilked Glendale and Los Angeles out of millions of dollars - has started slashing prices to attract buyers for everything from land to a used Bentley. While that might be good for someone in the market for a $60,000 British luxury car, it's vexing ADI creditors who fear the bargain sell-offs will leave less money for collection. On top of the markdowns, the receiver, David Pasternak, plans to file years of delinquent tax returns, which Glendale attorneys opposed because it could reduce the amount of money left for the city and others to collect.

The trial for former Councilman John Drayman, who is charged with embezzling at least $304,000 from the farmer's market in Montrose, isn't expected to take place until next year after a judge on Thursday gave his new public defender more time to prepare. At a hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Judge Stephen A. Marcus pushed Drayman's pre-trial hearing to November - with his trial slated for some time next year - so his new attorney can review all the evidence collected during a year-long investigation.

A 36-year-old Glendale man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he filed bogus tax returns and defrauded his employer of $159,000, authorities announced Wednesday. Jose Antonio Sanchez was indicted on 16 counts of mail fraud and filing four fake tax returns in which he failed to report more than $340,000 in income to the Internal Revenue Service, according to the agency. Sanchez allegedly filed bogus tax returns from 2005 to 2008, according to the 20-count federal indictment.

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Saying voters are entitled to know whether their elected officials are “paying our fair share,” Rep. Brad Sherman(D-Sherman Oaks) on Tuesday released copies of his 2011 federal income tax returns - and challenged his main rival to do the same. “I believe it is extremely important to demonstrate my commitment to transparency during a time of rising cynicism about whether our nation's political leaders are paying their fair share in taxes,” Sherman said. Sherman is engaged in a tough reelection battle with Rep. Howard Berman (D-Valley Village)

A federal judge this week ordered a Burbank tax preparer who allegedly bilked the IRS of roughly $6.3 million to cease operations. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen issued the permanent injunction Monday after federal prosecutors alleged that Anthony R. Loya, owner of Anthony R. Loya & Associates at 1303 W. Magnolia Blvd., understated taxes on 3,294 returns by $6.32 million - or about $1,920 per return. Loya, who denied the charges on Tuesday, said the injunction would not impact the five other tax preparers at his office, and that he would continue to serve in a managerial capacity.

GLENDALE — A Glendale man was arrested Monday on suspicion of defrauding the IRS of more than $2 million by using the personal information of his social service clients to file bogus tax returns, officials said. Trang Van Dinh, 62, who had worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, was arrested Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after returning from a trip to Vietnam, according to the U.S. district attorney's office. Prosecutors charged him with 22 counts of making false claims and identity theft after investigators discovered that he had stolen the Social Security numbers of 176 low-income clients to file tax returns, said Assistant U.S. Atty.

GLENDALE — A former Bank of America employee was arrested in connection with two federal indictments alleging that he filed fake tax returns and stole more than $400,000 from people’s bank accounts, officials said Thursday. Antoine David Haroutunian, 46, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly using his job at the bank from 2001 to 2003 to get people’s account numbers, signatures and identification numbers, Internal Revenue Services spokesman Michael Moriarty said.